Our goal is to take behavioral insights out of the lab and into product development. This is truly a unique concept, blending academic rigor and rapid prototyping to create research driven, market viable solutions. The team is looking for someone to drive growth of both Irrational Labs and the field of behavioral science as a whole.

We were founded by Dan Ariely, famed author, professor and behavioral scientist. We have worked with companies like Lyft, Fidelity, Google, Facebook, Aetna and many more to drive behavior change.

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role you will support the growth of Irrational Labs and the influence of behavioral science in the product development community through:

Growth & operations

Working internally on cultivating thought leadership

Shaping stories of our work, and curating a portfolio of stories that represents our work, capabilities and impact

Developing and managing a platform/method to systematically distribute behavioral economics content, both free and paid

Writing case studies and thought papers about behavioral insights

Writing and editing proposals for potential clients

Developing clever ways to get in front of our target audience

Logistics

This role will be part time; however, there is a chance to move to full time in a year.

Expect 1-3 days a week of work, average 2.

We're flexible on working hours.

No location requirements, except for US-based. At this time we cannot sponsor visas.

We are searching for someone with:

At least 2+ years of work experience (note: we will give preference to candidates with >2 years of work experience)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Passion for behavioral science, as evidenced by current work or side projects